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Japan's exports soar 14.8% in April

Japan's exports soar 14.8% in April

Japan’s exports soared 14.8% in April from the same month a year earlier, accord...

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From conflict to cleaning, expo showcases China's drone dominance

From conflict to cleaning, expo showcases China's drone...

Russians looking for drone interceptors brushed shoulders with entrepreneurs kee...

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Japan megabank Mizuho Bank to invest in Rakuten Bank in October

Japan megabank Mizuho Bank to invest in Rakuten Bank in...

Mizuho Financial Group Inc, one of Japan's three megabanks, and Rakuten Group In...

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Samsung faces strike after pay talks with union fall apart

Samsung faces strike after pay talks with union fall apart

Management and union leaders at Samsung Electronics failed to reach a last-minut...

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Airbnb expands into hotels, cars, groceries

Airbnb expands into hotels, cars, groceries

Airbnb, facing tighter local regulations on short-term home rentals, announced W...

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Koizumi welcomes bank decision lifting curbs on defense investment

Koizumi welcomes bank decision lifting curbs on defense...

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesday welcomed a recent decision by the s...

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Trump bought shares in Japan sushi restaurant operator, filing shows

Trump bought shares in Japan sushi restaurant operator,...

U.S. President Donald Trump purchased shares in the U.S. subsidiary of the major...

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Japanese economy grows faster than expected in first quarter

Japanese economy grows faster than expected in first qu...

Japanese economic growth surpassed expectations at the start of 2026, official d...

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Retailers ramp up summer sales as consumers brace for extreme heat in Japan

Retailers ramp up summer sales as consumers brace for e...

Retailers in Japan are stepping up summer sales campaigns as consumers prepare f...

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New Swatch model is introduced, and a case study in overexcited 'drop culture' plays out

New Swatch model is introduced, and a case study in ove...

In Paris, police deployed tear gas. In Milan, Italy, a fistfight erupted. In Lon...

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Summer travelers who relied on Spirit Airlines may struggle to find budget alternatives

Summer travelers who relied on Spirit Airlines may stru...

Days after Spirit Airlines shut down in the middle of the night, a lawyer for th...

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Starbucks Korea head fired after promotion campaign sparks public uproar

Starbucks Korea head fired after promotion campaign spa...

South Korea's food conglomerate Shinsegae Group has fired the ‌head of Starbucks...

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China's April consumption, factory output growth slowest in years

China's April consumption, factory output growth slowes...

China's consumer spending and factory output grew at their slowest pace in years...

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Big risks and rewards in upcoming IPOs at SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic

Big risks and rewards in upcoming IPOs at SpaceX, OpenA...

Wall Street is licking its chops over an unprecedented slate of massive IPOs set...

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Walmart and Amazon race to win over rural America with speedier deliveries

Walmart and Amazon race to win over rural America with ...

Walmart and Amazon are racing to speed up online order deliveries in rural areas...

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Boeing confirms China commitment to buy 200 aircraft

Boeing confirms China commitment to buy 200 aircraft

Aerospace giant Boeing has confirmed that China had committed to purchasing 200 ...